SOLUTION: what angle is 10 degrees more than three times its own complement

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Question 257800: what angle is 10 degrees more than three times its own complement
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be an angle.
Complimentary angles add to 90 degrees, so
x = 3(90-x)+10
x = 270 - 3x + 10
4x = 280
x = 70.